Top cities for STEM grads

Website NerdWallet calculated the best cities for science, technology, engineering and math graduates by looking at incomes for these jobs, number of jobs as a share of the area's total employment and median rent.

By AUBREY COHEN

on July 8, 2014 12:17 PM

Photo: Brant Ward/San Francisco Chronicle

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10. Dayton, Ohio: Score 48.25. Here, Gina Garcia of the University of Dayton checks her chemical reaction-driven car during the Chem-E-Car challenge on Nov. 12, 2006, in San Francisco.

10. Dayton, Ohio: Score 48.25. Here, Gina Garcia of the University of Dayton checks her chemical reaction-driven car during the Chem-E-Car challenge on Nov. 12, 2006, in San Francisco.

9. Denver: Score 49.49. The University of Denver, shown here, recently launched a STEM initiative to expand its engineering and computer science student and faculty populations by 30 percent, according to NerdWallet. less

9. Denver: Score 49.49. The University of Denver, shown here, recently launched a STEM initiative to expand its engineering and computer science student and faculty populations by 30 percent, according to ... more

7. Boston: Score 51.75. Home to Harvard, Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here, PhD student and interface lead Pat Marion demonstrates the capabilities of the Atlas robot during MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory's Demo Day on April 6, 2013. less

7. Boston: Score 51.75. Home to Harvard, Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here, PhD student and interface lead Pat Marion demonstrates the capabilities of the Atlas robot during ... more

3. Washington, D.C.: Score 56.07. Home to many STEM-related government and private jobs, along with the annual USA Science & Engineering Festival. Here, President Barack Obama checks out a robotic giraffe and talks with builder Lindsay Lawlor at the White House Maker Faire on June 18, 2014. less

3. Washington, D.C.: Score 56.07. Home to many STEM-related government and private jobs, along with the annual USA Science & Engineering Festival. Here, President Barack Obama checks out a robotic giraffe and ... more